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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Ibnosina Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences 2020; 12(01): 1-5
DOI: 10.4103/ijmbs.ijmbs_91_19
Editorial

Ibnosina journal of medicine and biomedical sciences 2009–2019: Achievements, ambitions, and challenges

Elmahdi Elkhammas
1   Department of Transplant Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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Salem Beshyah
2   Department of Medicine, Dubai Medical College, Dubai
3   Department of Endocrinology, Mediclinic Airport Road Hospital, Abu Dhabi
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Introduction

Ibnosina Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (IJMBS) set off in 2009 to be a general medical journal that publishes good-quality scholarly work taking the passing the peer-review test as its core measure of quality.[[1]],[[2]] The editorial board, working on a voluntary basis, strived to lend support to both authors and peer reviewers from developing regions to enhance their knowledge and practical skills in writing and peer-reviewing.[[3]] IJMBS aimed to provide an accommodating venue for publications on issues with specific interest in the health concerns of low- and middle-income countries, special concerns of ethnic nature and cultural relevance when maintaining the international standards, and being totally free from any volume or time pressures of both commercial and predatory journals.[[4]] With this in mind, over the early years, the journal was supported by personal funding from the senior editors but more recently by a couple of unconditional educational grants donated by a charitable individual. Therefore, we have resisted all temptations to levy publication fees of any nature, thus clearly distancing ourselves from the “predatory” movement that is rampant in many parts of the developing world.[[3]],[[4]] Indeed, we have taken on the task of uncovering the tricks of the fake academia, bogus conferences and predatory journals, and publishers by our own original research and editorials.[[4]],[[5]],[[6]],[[7]]

To maintain the quality to our best possible, we have kept a low number of articles per issue in the past [[Appendix 1]] and we are very likely to keep the same strategy in the foreseeable future. We have been reporting periodically on the journal's progress to our readers, authors, and reviewers as we really feel they do own the journal.[[8]],[[9]],[[10]],[[11]],[[12]] Today, as IJMBS steps into its 12 year, we feel it is appropriate to share our view on appraising the achievements, revisit the ambitions, and face the challenges of the journal by reflecting on the volume, content, and impact.[INLINE:1]

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Publication History

Received: 13 March 2020

Accepted: 26 March 2020

Article published online:
07 July 2022

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